Saturday, December 30, 2006

Henan, Zhengzhou

The railway station in Zhengzhou

Zhengzhou is the capital of the beautiful district Henan, at the center of east China. With over 100 million inhabitants, Henan is the most populated district in China.

Mount Songshan, in Dengfeng county near Zhengzhou, is one of the Five Sacred Mountains in Taoism.

Another amazingly cultural place to visit is the Iron Pagoda at Kaifeng. The White Horse Temple near Luoyang is the oldest Buddhist temple in China.

The grottoes at Luoyang and the ruins of Yinxu, near Anyang, are part of the Unesco World Heritage List.

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